Change is possible because there is nothing inherently permanent about our disturbing emotions.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

What we learn about the world is colored by the way we approach it.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

Understanding at the intellectual level is not enough. There must be experience at the actual level.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

Neither from itself nor from another, nor from both, nor without a cause, does anything whatever, anywhere arise.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

The only thing that we truly have control over is our attitude toward experience.

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

Don't be a bodhisatta; don't be an arahant; don't be anything at all. Being something makes you suffer.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.